CHAPTER V 

 POINTS IN LAW A GAMEKEEPER SHOULD KNOW 



By H. BURN MURDOCH, Advocate and Barrister-at-law. 



Master and servant. Fortunately the relations 

 existing between gamekeepers and their employers are 

 very often so satisfactory, and even so cordial, that 

 questions of the legal rights of parties rarely have to 

 be discussed. It is always well, however, to know the 

 nature of one's legal rights : they form part of the general 

 law of master and servant which maybe found explained 

 in many large volumes. Only a very short statement 

 can be given here. As to the contract of service, this 

 will follow any conditions upon which both parties agree, 

 as to length of service, wages, notice, etc. I f no mention 

 is made of the duration of employment, this is presumed 

 in Scotland to be by the year, and whether by the year 

 or half-year, forty days' clear notice must be given before 

 the end of the time in order to end the contract. In 

 England, disputes on such subjects are usually settled 

 by a jury, and the results of this are so uncertain that 

 no rule can be exactly stated. It has, however, been 

 decided that a head-gardener falls into the large class of 



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